A marine on a California military base named Twentynine Palms, has swine flu, the Pentagon confirmed yesterday. Twentynine Palms is home to over 15,000 marines, but most of them are on . The marine and 30 of his co-marines will be quarantined for precautions for atleast five days. His room mate does not have any symtoms as of now. A spokesman has said that the marine is doing well and his condition will improve. 37 Marines who have come into contact with the ill Marine have been told to not go to the mess hall or troop formations. The Marine, whom the pentagon who not identify, was throwing up and had flu-like symptoms but appears to be getting better. Tamiflu is being given to the other marines, but at this point the ill marine is not receiving it because it will not help. The military has 7 million doses of Tamiflu and other anti-viral treatments stockpiled for its troops. He first complained of being sick on Saturday.
The Marine is the first possible case of the illness that has shown up in America's armed forces of some 1.4 million soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.
A marine on a California military base named Twentynine Palms, has swine flu, the Pentagon confirmed yesterday. Twentynine Palms is home to over 15,000 marines, but most of them are on . The marine and 30 of his co-marines will be quarantined for precautions for atleast five days. His room mate does not have any symtoms as of now. A spokesman has said that the marine is doing well and his condition will improve. 37 Marines who have come into contact with the ill Marine have been told to not go to the mess hall or troop formations. The Marine, whom the pentagon who not identify, was throwing up and had flu-like symptoms but appears to be getting better. Tamiflu is being given to the other marines, but at this point the ill marine is not receiving it because it will not help. The military has 7 million doses of Tamiflu and other anti-viral treatments stockpiled for its troops. He first complained of being sick on Saturday.
The Marine is the first possible case of the illness that has shown up in America's armed forces of some 1.4 million soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.